Risk of anal furunculosis in German Shepherd dogs is associated with the major histocompatibility complex

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-56

  Kennedy, L J ^a   O'Neill, T ^b   House, A ^c   Barnes, A ^b   Kyostila K ^d   Innes, J ^b   Fretwell, N ^e   Day, M J ^f   Catchpole, B ^c   Lohi, H ^d   Ollier, W E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canine anal furunculosis; Dog leucocyte antigen; German Shepherd dogs; Major histocompatibility complex

Indexed keywords

HLA A2 ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANUS FURUNCULOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; FURUNCULOSIS; HAPLOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ANUS DISEASES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FURUNCULOSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 36949037517     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2007.00964.x     Document Type: Article

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